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Australian hotel issues apology and fires employees who recorded Virat Kohli’s room


November 2, 2022

The Australian hotel the Indian cricket team was staying at during their T20 World Cup games, Crown Towers Perth, issued a statement after their employees invaded Virat Kohli’s privacy and filmed his hotel room. The hotel apologised and removed the perpetrators from its premises, promising to ensure such an incident is not repeated. On Monday, Kohli shared a video recorded by the …

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T20 World Cup: India wary of complacency against Bangladesh


November 2, 2022

MELBOURNE: India res­u­me their bid for a Twe­nty20 World Cup semi-final spot when they face Bangl­adesh on Wednesday and coach Rahul Dravid said there is no room for complacency despite the 2007 champions losing just one of their last 11 matches to their neighbours. India registered wins over Pakistan and the Netherla­nds before crashing to a five-wicket defeat against South Africa, who …

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Smith ready to slot in as Australia sweat on injuries


November 2, 2022

MELBOURNE: Steve Smith will be happy to bat anywhere in the Australian order if called upon at the T20 World Cup and he might finally have his chance with injury doubts hanging over a number of his team mates. Captain and opener Aaron Finch, number six Tim David and all-rounder Marcus Stoinis are all questionable ahead of Australia’s final Super …

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England face New Zealand with one eye on the skies


November 1, 2022

MELBOURNE: England must get past in-form New Zealand on Tuesday if they are to get their Twenty20 World Cup campaign back on track but their hopes of reaching the semi-finals would also suffer a heavy blow if the Brisbane weather refuses to play ball. England are in a precarious position after their rain-hit defeat to Ireland and with last week’s eagerly-anticipated encounter …

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Injured Hazratullah Zazai ruled out of World Cup


November 1, 2022

BRISBANE: Afgha­nistan’s hard-hitting opening batsman Hazratullah Zazai will miss the remainder of the ICC T20 World Cup due to an abdominal muscle strain, tournament organisers said on Monday. Zazai will be replaced by travelling reserve Gulbadin Naib in Afghanistan’s 15-player squad for the tournament in Australia. Afghanistan are bottom of Group 1 with two points from three matches in the …

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Shaheen working to gain full fitness but says pace hasn’t dropped


November 1, 2022

PERTH: Shaheen Shah Afridi might be a bit rusty after a three-month injury layoff but Pakistan’s star fast bowler believes it hasn’t impacted his pace. The national team’s management ensured Shaheen’s availability for the ongoing T20 World Cup after he picked up a knee injury while playing a Test match against Sri Lanka in June, but the left-armer, otherwise a nightmare for …

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Brickbats for struggling Babar as Pakistan’s World Cup exit looms


November 1, 2022

Babar Azam was supposed to lead Pakistan to Twenty20 World Cup glory but the team are on the brink of an early exit and the usually inspirational skipper is facing growing questions about his batting and leadership. Babar scored the most runs at last year’s World Cup in taking Pakistan to the semi-finals, where they lost to eventual champions Australia. But the …

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Sri Lanka keep T20 World Cup hopes alive with Afghanistan win


November 1, 2022

Dhananjaya de Silva scored an unbeaten 66 as Sri Lanka kept their slim Twenty20 World Cup hopes alive with a six-wicket win over Afghanistan at the Gabba in Brisbane on Tuesday. The Asia Cup champions moved to four points in Group 1 and can still make the semi-finals, but they need other results to go their way. Group 1 leaders …

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Kohli ‘perfect’ and training after invasion incident: Dravid


November 1, 2022

“Absolutely perfect” Virat Kohli trained as usual at the Twenty20 World Cup on Tuesday, coach Rahul Dravid said, adding he hopes there is no repeat of the invasion of privacy which left the star batsman “paranoid”. Kohli on Monday took to social media to condemn the actions of an intruder who filmed the inside of his room at a Perth hotel as …

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Australia wary of Ireland threat ahead of all-important clash


October 31, 2022

MELBOURNE: Australia captain Aaron Finch said his team cannot afford to take Ireland lightly in Monday’s T20 World Cup contest, specially after Andy Balbirnie’s side pulled off a massive giant-killing act against England. Ireland stunned England in a rain-marred Super 12 contest on Wednesday and are joined by defending cham­­pions Australia as well as England on three points, two behind Group 1 …

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